Two-thirds of new ICE recruits likely have no prior law enforcement experience--here are the receipts

[ericjhensal]

I understood ICE would be a serious problem the moment its toxically masculine acronym was announced in 2002. Two decades later, we have its roving SA troops in Minneapolis, killing two civilians during their federal 'enforcement' operations in the city.

ICE is now clearly a dangerous agency. And while ICE agents kill civilians, the administration's primary defense is that these are seasoned professionals rather than hastily assembled recruits, claiming 85% of its surge hires came in with prior law enforcement experience. But when agents with lethal force discretion are deployed into communities, claims about their experience are not merely spin - they are the administration's argument that the violence we experience is justified.

The data, however, tells the truth:

66.5% of ICE surge hires have no discernible prior law enforcement experience.


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